American income rises 7 percent even as economy sees its sharpest slump ever

U.S. Treasury checks.
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Americans are saving their money during an economic crisis they aren't sure will end anytime soon.

The U.S. GDP fell 9.5 percent in the second quarter from the first, and 32.9 percent year over year, Bureau of Economic Analysis data released Thursday indicates. That's the sharpest decline the economy has seen since the 1940s, as even though the Great Depression's economy dipped further, it was spread out over a longer period, Bloomberg reports.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.